Dr. Beatriz Duguy Pedra, Full Professor at University of Barcelona, has a PhD in Biology, an Agronomy Engineer’s Degree and a Master of Science in Environmental Planning. She is a member of the research group “Forest and Stream Ecological Links: Watershed Management and Restoration-FORESTREAM” funded by the Catalan Government. Her research fields are fire ecology, plant-soil relationships, restoration ecology (in ecosystems affected by forest fires) and the use of modelling and geospatial technologies for guiding post-fire restoration. She coordinates the “Restoration Ecology” Bachelor’s Degree course and 2 Master’s Degree courses: “Wildfires and Forest Restoration”, “Remote Sensing and GIS: agro-forestry applications”. 

Ebru Özer, FASLA, is a professor and chair at FIU Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design. Her research focuses on landscape performance, green infrastructure, urban mobility, and gender equity, supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. EPA, and the LAF. Özer co-authored the book "Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design" (2012) and has been published in Landscape Journal, City and Environment Interactions, Landscape Architecture Magazine, and Urban Ecosystems. She served as the national Vice President of Education at the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the treasurer of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA). Özer collaborates with local non-profits, government organizations, and community members to enhance urban environments through landscape architecture. She volunteers in career discovery initiatives at K-12 schools and leads projects on greening schoolyards. Özer holds an MLA from Louisiana State University, a BArch from Dokuz Eylül University, a Diploma in Physics from Ege University, and is a PhD ABD in Civil Engineering.

Dr. Marco A. Juárez-Estrada was born in Santa María Asunción Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico, where he completed his basic schooling. As a child, he developed a strong interest in rabbit breeding. He began raising rabbits and quickly built his own cages as they multiplied. Interestingly, he didn’t euthanize them for meat production, a unique approach for a young enthusiast. Later in life, he became a broiler farm owner, fascinated by how quickly broiler chickens grow and their strong physical development. He was amazed by how the small yellow chicks with spindly legs transformed into fully-grown adult broilers in such a short period of time. Dr. marco A. Juárez-Estrada completed his high school education in Toluca City, Mexico. Now, he is 56 years old, he has spent the last 27 years focusing on avian physiology, incubation, immunology, and methods for controlling avian coccidiosis. His research has contributed to publish several papers on avian physiology incubation and the control and prevention of coccidial outbreaks in the field.